Seeking Encouragement: Brain Metastasis After Triple Negative Breast Cancer Treatment

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NB

Community Member

10 months ago

Hi it’s my 1st time interacting with the app/this forum. I was diagnosed with Triple Negative breast cancer end of June 2024, stage 4 with metastasis to my lungs but seemingly not the lymph nodes. After 16 rounds of chemo (1st cycle of 12 Keytruda, taxil and carboplatin) last 4 of adriamicin and Keytruda. We confirmed my chemo was done last Friday the 17th. I was supposed to do scans in a couple of weeks and move to xeloda for the maintenance pill. By that Wednesday I was in the hospital with severe headaches and found out that it had metastasized to my brain, but completely cleared from breast and lungs. Starting two weeks of whole brain radiation this coming Wednesday the fifth. Looking for any positive news of people surviving this and what actual side effects of memory loss and cognitive decline they might have experienced or just any encouragement or feedback possible. I wish you all so much health and peace in your own struggles Nancy

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Welcome to this supportive community, and thank you for sharing your journey with such openness during this challenging time. Many community members have faced similar experiences with brain metastasis and whole brain radiation, and while everyone's path is different, there are people here who understand what you're going through and have found ways to manage both the treatment and its effects. This community is a wonderful place to connect with others who can offer encouragement, practical tips, and the kind of support that comes from shared experience.

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YL

Community Member

6 months ago

Did they recommend gabbaknife for your brain mets

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NB

Community Member

6 months ago

Hi Yvette, no they haven’t but I can ask about it. Do you have any feedback on it?

BL

Community Member

6 months ago

I had 5 tumors in my brain and they did the gamma knife radiation on me one time and they all completely disappeared! It was a true miracle! I would highly recommend this for you! It was painless and didn’t take that long.

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NB

Community Member

6 months ago

Thanks Brittany 🙏🏾 thank God for your healing

MW

Community Member

6 months ago

Prayers for you that's got to be rough Iwas recently diagnosed in October 2024 with breast cancer thought I was going to so surgery abs radiation but found out my cancer spread to my lymphnode and my liver so I'm stage 4 so no surgery or radiation just chemo therapy wish you the best !

CA

Community Member

2 months ago

Welcome to this supportive community, and thank you for sharing your journey with such openness during this challenging time. Many community members have faced similar experiences with brain metastasis and whole brain radiation, and while everyone's path is different, there are people here who understand what you're going through and have found ways to manage both the treatment and its effects. This community is a wonderful place to connect with others who can offer encouragement, practical tips, and the kind of support that comes from shared experience.

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